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    Your enclosure is nice to look at but it's not meeting the needs of the snake. I prioritize the needs of my snakes first, way before what their home looks like to me.

    What I mean by "hides" are like these- many of us use these exact ones, & snakes like them (eat & thrive):

    From what you describe, this is one of your big problems- your snake doesn't feel secure. That tube thing doesn't cut it, nor the hide with 2 doorways- you want something like what is shown above, with only ONE doorway. You need at least 2, as I already said. You can partly bury them if you don't like the "look", or put leaves over top of them, but they need to be there for the snake to use, to feel SAFE.

    You can also take some black construction paper (or scenery made for tanks) or cardboard...whatever...to cover the back & one or both sides of the tank. If you aren't keen on the look, it can be temporary*, but at least try it- young snakes need to be eating regularly, & to do that, they need a sense of security. (*though removing it later, once the snake is used to privacy, could backfire.) BTW, if you live in a cold climate & have trouble keeping the temps. up in this tank, you can also "insulate" behind the scenery you install. (Corrugated cardboard or poster-board with a foam core makes helpful insulation, but many things work, depending on what you need in a cold room.)

    By the way, you don't need to remove those "hides" she now has- as long as you add the real hides that do the job. You'll probably need to re-arrange them though. Open ended cork bark or tree bark tunnels make for nice "furniture" for a snake, but they just don't qualify as "hides" needed for security. OK?
    Last edited by Bogertophis; 10-11-2021 at 11:49 AM.
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